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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO 
23N92W WILL DRIFT SE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT AND 
BECOME DIFFUSE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W TO E ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF SUN AND MON...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 
TO 10 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING N TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TODAY...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW LATE N OF 28N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TODAY...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING